Thomas Simpson II (abt. 1683 - 1734)

Born about 1683 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Baxter) Simpson — married 1708 in Virginia

Husband of Jane (Ferguson) Simpson — married 1718 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 1734 at about age 51 in Prince William, Virginia

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Biography

Thomas Simpson had a second wife, Jane, who was called mother-in-law of Ann, the youngest child of Thomas Simpson, so the children of Thomas were by his first wife, presumed to be a Baxter.

Prince William October 15th 1735. A True & perfect Inventory of all and Singlar the Estate of Thomas Simpson, Deceast.

2 Negro Men. 1 Man Servant, 1 Woman Servant a set of Iron Wedges, 1 frow & a parcel of old Iron & Iron Axeltree, & two Grinding Stones 13 Sheep & 18 Cattle 1 small Trunk 1 small looking Glass. 1 pr firetongs & shovell, 1 small hand Jointure 1 Branding Iron 1 pr hand mill stones 2500 10d nails 2500 8d Do 4 old chests 1 small Box 2 old horses 3 old Mares 3 Colts 14 head of Hogs 6 old feather Beds & furniture, 18 Pewter Plates, 6 Spoons 4 Iron Potts 3 pr pott hooks 3 old frying pans 2 Iron Spits, 1 Brass Warming Pan 2 Iron Pessels [?] 4 old chairs, 1 hand saw, 2 old Broad axes, 2 old drawing knives, 1 Augre, 8 Pewter Dishes 5 old Pewter Basons 4 Pewter Poringers, 3 old Tankards 1 Gridiron 3 old Bed steads, 5 old guns 3 old Pistols 1 pr holsters 5 Broad Hoes, 2 old skilletts, 1 small kettle, 3212 lb. Tobacco, 1 Iron Chanole Stick 1 Spinning Wheel, 1 Box & Miaress [?] 6 Sides of Tand Leather, 1 Iron Potrack, 1 Table Cloth, 6 Napkins, 6 pewter Plates, 6 earthen Plates, 1 young Horse 3 Earthen dishes, a parcel of old _oundumber [?], 1 Spisi Mortar & Pestle, a parcel of old Books 1 Iron & adle, & flesh forks 1 Tin funnell 2 Salt 1 pepper Box. her Jane M Farguson mark

At Court held for Prince William County the Nineteenth day of November 1735. This Inventory was returned by Jane Ferguson late Jane Simpson, Executr &c of Thomas Simpson Deced & Ordered to be recorded. Examd. Test. Catesby Cocke Ct Clerk

Thomas SIMPSON (John) died Feb 1734/1735 in Prince Wm County, Virginia. Thomas married a Baxter, and they had the following children. He married second, Jane, who had remarried a Farguson by Nov 1735.

Issue

They had the following children:

• 8 M i. William SIMPSON was born about 1708.
• 9 F ii. Mary SIMPSON.
• 10 M iii. Baxter SIMPSON was born after 1717.
• 11 M iv. Thomas SIMPSON Jr..
• 12 F v. Ann SIMPSON was born after 1717. ^[1] [some of this information is suspect]

Concern: Note that in his will, he refers to his wife as "Jane". There is no mention of "Silent". Did he marry her? Which Jane was he referring to?

• 1. William, named as eldest son, born abt. 1706, married Mary Ann Unknown abt. 1726.
• 2. Mary Woodward, daughter, b. bef. 1713.
• 3. Thomas, son, b. aft. 1717 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia. 11/25/1740 Prince William County, Virginia
• 4. Baxter, son, (obviously named after his wife's family), b. aft. 1717.
• 5. Ann, daughter, b. aft. 1717.

Will

Thomas Simpson "Carpenter" wrote his will on 13 October 1734, and was dead by 19 February 1735. ^[2]A transcript follows:

In the name of God Amen the thirteenth day of October in the year of our Lord 1734 I Thomas Simson of Prince William County Carpenter being very sick & weak of body but Perfect in mind and memory thanks be to Almighty God for it and calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die I due make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say Principally and first of all I give and recomend my soul into the hands of Allmighty God that gave it and for my Body I recomend to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the descretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the Generall resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God as touching such worly Estate where with it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give desire and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

• Item I give and bequeath unto my oldest son William Simson one hundred and twenty three acres of Land where he is now living on both sides of Sande run.
• Item I give and bequeath unto my son Baxter Simson two hundred acres of Land lying on both sides of Sande Run and adjoining to the to the Land aforesaid of my son William Simson on the uper side one breeding mare my bullet gun one bed bolster one rug and two blankets one Iron Pot six Plates and six spoons.
• Item I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Simson three hundred and Eighty Six Acres of Land lying on the South side of Chapawamsik Creek likewise one breeding mare one feather bed boulster rug and two blankets one Iron Pot six plates and six spoons.
• Item I give and bequeath unto my loving Daughter Mary Woodard one hundred Acres of Land where she is now seated and lying on the North side of Sande run to her and the heirs of her Body forever.
• Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ann Simson after her mother in Laws deceas one cow and calf one feather bed boulster rug and two blankets.
• Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Grand Children the son and Daughter of Mary Woodward Thomas Woodard and Ann Woodard one you a peace.
• Item I give and bequeath unto my ever loving wife Jane Simson all my Plantation and liberty of one hundred Acres of Land where I now live her life and after her deceas to fall
• to my son Baxter I also give her the Privileg of the whole track for Timber for the use of the Plantation
• I also leave my wife all my movable Estate except the legecies herein before mentioned and leave my Wife whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament
• and further I leave my three Children Baxter Simson and Thomas Simson to be brought up till they come to the age of Eighteen Years and likewise my Daughter Ann till she come of age by my wife Jane Simson
• I further leave my Daughter Ann to Mary Woodard in case her mother dies before she comes of age
• I further give unto my wife two negros During her life and after her decease for to be equally divided among my children

and I due hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanol all and every other former Testaments Wills and Legecies bequests and Executors by me in any ways before this time named Willed and bequeathed & ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale the day and year above written sind sealed and Delivered in The Presence of us I desire my movable Estate may be invetored and returned and not aprased His Thomas T Simson (SEAL) Tho.s ford Mark John Robertson her Mary + Evans Mark

At a Court held for Prince William County the Nineteenth Day of February 1734 This Will was presented into Court by Jane Simson executor therein named who made oath thereto and being proved by the oaths of Thomas Ford and John Robertson two of the witnesses thereto it is admitted to record and on the motion of the said Jane and her performing what is usual in such cases certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate thereof in due form Test Catesby Cocke Cl.

(Thomas Simson's Mark looked like a large T with a backwards S superimposed upon its leg).

From Early records of Simpson Families and Allied Families, page 35: 1734, Feb. 19. Will proved; Thomas Simpson, Carpenter of Prince William Co.,; to wife Jane; children: Wm. Simpson, Baxter Simpson, Thomas-Baxter, Ann, Mary Woodward; grandchildren: Thomas Woodard and Ann Woodard.

According to Ancestry.com he had a deed on the Northern Neck on Sandy Run - June 6, 1717 in Prince William County.

in 1723 in Stafford County, he had 1050 acres, paid 252 lbs. tobacco

^[3]Giles Tillot survey Mar 3, 1727 for 377 acres in Stafford Co Va 1726/27 Jan 28 (warrant) – (warrant missing) 1726/27 March 3 (survey) – By virtue of a warrant from the Proprietors office dated the 28th day of Jan 1726/7 surveyed for Giles Tillot of Stafford County 377 acres of land lying and being in the County aforesd on the branches of Sandy Run and on the Branches of Woolf Run (both being branches of Occoquan River) and is bounded as follow viz. Beginning at (A) a white oak corner to Thos Simpsons land, extending thence … in the line of the land of John Waugh … on a branch of Woolf Run … in the sd Waugh’s line … on a branch of Sancy Run … white oak in the aforesd Simpsons line, finally binding with the sd land … to the first station, as in the platt annexed. March the 3d 1726/7. Jno Savage, Staffd. Co., Survyr. ^[4]

^[5] Giles Tillet assignee of John Turley survey Mar 4, 1727 for 184 acres in Stafford Co Va 1726/27 Jan 28 (warrant) – (missing) 1726/27 March 4 (survey) – By virtue of a warrt from the Proprietors Office dated the 28th day of January 1726/7 (granted to Jno Turley and by him assigned to Giles Tillet of Stafford County) surveyed for the sd Giles Tillet 184 acres of land lying and being in the County aforesd on the Branches of Sandy Run and is bounded as foll: viz. Beginning at (A) a Spa: Oak on Sandy Run the beginning of a p’cell of land formerly granted to Thos Simpson, thence binding with the sd land NE … to a black oak (at B) … N70E 100 po. to (C) … to the sd Simpson on a branch of the sd run, thence … to (D) a red oak on a hillside nigh a small branch … to (E) … to the first station … the platt annexed. March the 4th 1726/7. Signed: John Savage. Staffd Co Survr. ^[6]

His mother's name was Mary Thompson according to this information: ^[7]

Issue

• William b. 1706
• Mary
• Baxter b. after 1717 in Fairfax, VA
• Thomas Simpson, Jr.
• Ann Simpson

Sources

1. ↑ http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mbonsal/genealogy/simpson/zjohn1.html
2. ↑ (Prince William County, Virginia Wills C, 1734-1744:16-17).
3. ↑ [ ] 0222_0224.pdf 28-Apr-2016 14:38 678K
4. ↑ http://image.lva.virginia.gov/LONN/NN-1/241/0222_0224.pdf
5. ↑ [ ] 0225_0227.pdf 28-Apr-2016 14:38 578K
6. ↑ http://image.lva.virginia.gov/LONN/NN-1/241/0225_0227.pdf
7. ↑ http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mbonsal/genealogy/simpson/va.html

• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I49839&tree=Tree1
• https://simpsonhistory.com/notes/scotsman.html
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/simpson/3362/
• https://www.lucysfamilytree.com/wilkerson/simpson/john-the-scotsman-simpson-and-mary-unknown/
• land records
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Thomas_Simpson_%2816%29
• genealogy research by Mrs. Barbour M. Richards (Sylvia Moorefield) deceased
• http://simpsonhistory.com/thomas4
• https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-fairfax-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/
• http://simpsonhistory.com/thomas4
• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mbonsal/genealogy/simpson/va.html

DNA

MRCA: John Simpson

• Paternal Relationship is suggested by a GEDmatch test match between 8th cousins, twice removed, Karen McDowell GEDmatch HN2597488 and Benjamin Henderson Sr GEDmatch JG3676337 sharing 7.7 cM on chromosome 17.